Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations amend the Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Angling) Regulations 2001 by –

(a)

omitting the definition of “angling for coarse fish” thus permitting a wider range of angling methods and equipment for coarse fishing (regulation 3(a));

(b)

removing the restriction on the use of floats in the Carlingford Area (regulation 4);

(c)

prohibiting the use of live fish as bait whilst angling in fresh water (regulation 5);

(d)

providing that on any one day during the period 1st March to 31st May only 1 salmonid may be taken by rod and line and retained (regulation 6);

(e)

removing the restriction on the number and size of rainbow trout which may be taken by rod and line and retained (regulation 6); and

(f)

introducing restrictions on the number and size of pike which may be taken by rod and line and retained (regulations 3(b) and 6).